A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Anchorage in Alaska on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.3 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.9716° West, latitude 61.3284° North, depth = 32.3 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20435615. Unique identifier: ak20435615. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 03:06:57 / December 3, 2018 @ 3:06 am UTC/GMT. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:06:57 / 6:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palmer, Gateway, Lakes (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 13 km (8 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Knik-Fairview (c. 14 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Lakes (c. 8 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Tanaina (c. 8 200 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 12 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska.
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